Davenport-bed structure



May 29, 1923. nmamfi H. FREEDMAN ET AL DAVENPORT BED STRUCTURE OriginalFiled May-l5, 1916 2 Shee'ts-She et 1 M 29, :1 w; mwm H. F REE DMAN ETAL Y DAVENPORT BED STRUCTURE O'f-iginal Fiied May 15, 1916 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Fatented May 29, 1923.

STATES earner @EFFHCE EYMAN FREEDMAN AND NATHAN 1V1. FREEDMAN, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOBS TO DAVOPLANE BED COMPANY, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

DAVENPORT-BED STRUCTURE.

original application filed May 15, 1916, Serial No. 97,638. Divided andthis application filed March 6,

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, HYMAN FREEDMAN and NATHAN M. FREEDMAN, citizens ofthe United States of America, and residents of Chicago, county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Davenport-Bed Structures, of which the following is a specification.

Our present invention has relation to improvements in bed structures,and more particularly to bed structures capable ofbeing folded andadapted to be installed w thin davenports and sofas, whereby the p1eceof furniture may be used in folded position as a davenport or sofa,-andmay be unfolded to form a bed. The subject matter of this invention isdisclosed in our copending application, Serial No. 97,688, which wasallowed January 24, 1919, and which is d1- rected to the means shown forhinging the bed bottom to the front part of the sofa frame.

The principal object of our present improvement is to provide animproved form of sofa bed capable of more compact storage of the bed; toprovide an improved form or pivot joint for securing the seat to thefront part of the sofa frame; and furthermore to provide a structure ofmaximum sturdiness and dependability. This latter object, as

will be hereafter seen, is largely accomplished by providing a structurein which the main supporting standards which carry the bed may beattached to and carried by the main sofa or davenport frame structure,instead of-to the hinging portion of the seat of the sofa or davenport.We believe that this has not heretofore been do-ne without materiallylessening the size of bed which could be installed in a sofa ordavenport of a given size.

We attain the above objects by means of the'structure illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a sofa ordavenport, the near end being cut away, and our bed structure beinginstalled therein and being shown in fully extended or open position. I

Fig. 2 is a plan of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a fragment of our bedstructure, showing themeans for hing- Serial No. 280,964.

ing the hinged portion of the sofa seat and the means for hinging theinner and adj acent sections of the bed structure and the main mountingor means for securing the bed to the sofa or davenport.

The sofa or davenport, in which our bed structure is installed, consistsof a back 1 and sides 2 secured to said back and extending forwardlythcrefroi'n. The sides 2 may be, and generally are, extendedsufficiently above the seat to formthe usual arms. view of the fact thatwith our present form of bed it is only necessary to hinge the top ofthe seat (distinguishing for instance from a rotary seat), a substantialfront board 3 may be employed to rigidly connect the forward ends of thesides 2 and thereby secure a much stronger main davenport sofastructure.

The hinged portion of the seat l, which is shown in Fig. 1 in openposition, is secured to the main portion of the davenport or sofastructure by the U-shaped links 5, the ends whereof are respectivelypivoted to the forward inner ends of the sides 2 and the sides of thehinged portion of theseat 4. The links 5 are given the U-shaped form topermit their ends to be secured below the respective edges of the partsto which they are attached, as viewed in Fig. 1, and also to provideroom for upholstery upon the forward portion of the hinged portion ofthe seat, should that be desired.

The forward ends of the links 5 are pro- I vided with an extension 6 towhich is pivoted a link 7, the opposite end. of which is pivoted to aleg 8, the upper end of which leg is pivotally carried by a bracket 8mouted upon the end of the movable seat member opposite the hinge 5 sothat when the hinged portion of the seat 4 is opened up, the leg 8 isextended to support the structure in open position, and when the hingedportion of the seat 4: is folded into closed position, the leg 8 isfolded beside the same. a

Supplementing the links 5 as a means of connecting the hinged portion ofthe seat 4 with the main portion of the sofa or davenport structure, arethe links 9, the forward ends of which are pivoted to laterallyprojecting pins 10 extending from plates 11 I secured to the sides ofthe hinged portion 4' 0f the seat. The rearwardly extending porseat andthe main davenport or sofa structui'e.

The folding bed frame structure consists ofa plurality of large'or mainsections and one or moresinall "connecting sections, the

head and foot sections or outside sections of which are eachfornied of aside rail 14 and end rails 15 15. When an intermediate large frai'nesection is employed, it consists f end rails 15 only.

The end rails of the respective large frame" sections are preferablyunited by pivoting the adjacent ends to links 1 6 and 17 whichconstitute s'hortframe sections. This construction is employed for thepurpose of securing space between the large sections when folded so asto house the. bedding.

Extending upwardly from near the ends of the front board 3 are standards18 to f the tops of which are pivoted the ends of the plates jorbrackets '19, to the opposite ends of which plates are rigidly securedthe end rails 15' of the intermediate bed section, if

three bed sections be employed, or the end rails 15 of the outer sectionif but two bed sections be employed. As will be clearly seen, thisbracket 19 is L-shaped and includes an offset portion or short-arm towhich the connecting pivot is secured, so that said lfiracket throws theintermediate o'r'outer section, whichever may be secured to it; furtherout when the bed is unfolded,

and permits the employment of a larger bed structure for a given size ofsofa or dave'nport, said'portioii or arm being disposed toward the shortsection 16 or rearward when the device is unfolded.

The inner section of the bed is preferably secured to the sofa ordavenport structure by mea'nsoflinks '20 pivoted respectively to a bracket 20 mounted upon the sofa or davenport structure-and to the end rail15 of the inner bed section. A spring 21 is employed which serves toeasethe action of the bed in reaching fully open position and to-ass'istwhen closing the structure-iscoiiimencedl i p The ntermediate largesection, when three large sections ofbed are employed, orthe I outer'secftionwhen but two large sections are I used, is secured to the hingedportion 4 of the seat the links 22 pivoted to the endrail of the sectionand-having a slot 23 'in the other end thereof through which ex by thefollowing claims. 7

tends a headed pin 24L projectingfrom the side of the hinged portion 4of the seat.

N hen three large sections of the bed are employed it is desirable toemploya transr verse brace 25 between the hinge links 17, and we havefound it desirable also to provide an additional leg 26 pivoted at itsupper end to the outer portion of the outer end rail. This leg isautomatically operated by a link 2'? connecting the same to the forwardend of the hinge plate 17 7 Also when a bed of three sections isemployed it is desirable to provide a latch 28 for se curing the outersection'upon the intermediate section when these sections are foldedtogether, so that they may both be folded upon the'inner section;

Although but one specific en'ibodiment of this invention has'been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as defined We claim: Y Y I 1. In a davenportcomprising a main frame having sides the ends of which are respectivelyrigidly connected by a back and front, a movable seat, and means forhingingsaid seat to said front consisting "of a U-shaped link the endswhereof are re'spec tively connected to said front and seat, in

combination with separate link havinga pivotal connection with one ofsaid members and a sliding connection withthe other of said members. 7 tx 2. In a davenport compi'i'singn main i ,,1 frame having sides theends. of which are respectively rigidly connected by a back of aU-shaped link-the ends whereof are respectively connected to said frontseat, in combination with a separatelink having a pivotal connectionwith sa d Seatand a sliding connection with said main frame.

3. In a davenport a main fran ieQa-in'o'vable seat and 'meansfor hingingthe seat to secured at the end of the seat adjacent the; lower frontedge thereof a link pivotedfat its ends to said plate and to thefraineat the adjacent edges of the frame and seat and having an intermediateoffsetpor'tion which adapts the seat'to be projected f0)- wardly fromthe frame when the seat is overtui'iied,together with a separate linkhaving a pivotal connection withfthepla tefl and'a slidable connectionwith the frame.

Signed at Chicago this 28th dayof Feb. 1919. I

the front of the frame comprising -a'-'plate HY'MA'N FREEDMANL NATHAN M.REEDMAN;

and front,a movable seat, and means for-19 hinging said seat tosaid'frontconsisting

